BEST Launches Refresher Training for 5,200 Contract Bus Drivers After Recent Accidents; Releases Helplines for Commuter | Mumbai News

Mumbai: In the wake of recent BEST bus accidents in Mankhurd and Mulund, the BEST Undertaking has launched a special safety initiative, including a large-scale refresher training programme for approximately 5,200 contract bus drivers operating under the Wet Lease model.In a bid to improve passenger feedback and accountability, BEST will prominently display its toll-free helpline…

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TNPDCL to replace 3,110 Airtel CUG numbers after migration row | Chennai News

Chennai: For the past five days, people have been unable to contact Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) officials to register complaints as their phone numbers have become defunct.TNPDCL is replacing the existing Airtel closed user group (CUG) connections of 3,110 field engineers and officers with new Reliance Jio SIMs. “Our previous telecom contractor…

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Provide jobs, land compensation on time, people may not need welfare schemes: HC | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Wednesday observed that if the state paid timely compensation for land parcels acquired and created jobs and employment opportunities for citizens, they may not need govt-sponsored schemes like ‘Kalyana Lakshmi’ or ‘Shaadi Mubarak’, etc.Stating that “several land losers — some even across generations — who contributed to the state and…

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NHAI revives project linking Delhi-Gurgaon near Dwarka eway | Gurgaon News

The consultant will study the alignment, traffic needs, land requirements, road design, drainage, structures and junctions, and estimate the project’s cost. It will also assess whether underpasses, flyovers or grade-separated intersections are needed Gurgaon: Nearly two decades after a road link between southwest Delhi and the city was first proposed, National Highways Authority of India…

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The anatomy of a tragedy: Nine hotels share space with offices, homes in one building | Kolkata News

Kolkata: All the deaths in the blaze that broke out in a commercial building at 15G, Mirza Ghalib Street occurred on the ill-fated second floor, which investigators said had been altered extensively and housed multiple establishments in cramped conditions.Police said the deaths were the result of gross negligence and that fire and building safety rules…

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Saptah concludes with srifal immersion | Goa News

Last year’s anointed coconut being immersed in the Arabian Sea at Khariawada, Vasco Vasco: The annual 127th Shree Damodar Bhajani Saptah concluded on Wednesday afternoon with the immersion of last year’s anointed srifal (coconut) in the Arabian Sea at Khariawada, Vasco.Hundreds of youths in the Gopal Kala procession carried the sacred coconut in a vibrant…

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Ahmedabad’s clean-air gains hit speed bump as PM10 levels rise again | Ahmedabad News

The trend is seen across other cities in Gujarat as well Ahmedabad: After years of steady improvement in air quality, Ahmedabad’s progress in reducing particulate pollution appears to have slowed, with the city’s annual PM10 concentration rising in the latest assessment after registering sharp gains under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).According to data by…

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